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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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